A site in southern Syria was damaged in an Israeli rocket attack in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday, Syrian state media reported.
The attack targeted an area near the town of Hader, north of Quneitra in the Syrian Golan Heights, just across the border from Israel, according to the state news agency SANA.
There are no data on victims, but material damage was inflicted, SANA reported.
There was no immediate information on which sites were affected.
A Twitter account tracking Israeli military activity in Syria claims that four missiles were fired from a military plane, causing damage in the area.
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The video is believed to be from a crash shared by the same account and shows shells piercing the sky, followed by powerful explosions.
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– SAM ???????? (@ SAMSyria0) May 11, 2022
Hours later, footage allegedly shows Israeli artillery strikes near the Syrian city of Jubata al-Kashab, a few kilometers south of Hader. There were no immediate reports of injuries in the alleged artillery attack.
الفيديو الثاني للقصف pic.twitter.com/ERIxv5FXvf
– Nur Abo Hassan (@nourabohsn) May 11, 2022
There was no immediate comment from the Israeli Defense Forces, which do not usually comment on individual strikes.
Israel has made hundreds of raids on Syria over the past decade, mostly to stem Iranian forces’ attempts to transfer weapons or establish support. Syria said on Saturday that unidentified planes had struck Deir Ezzor, one of several areas where Iranian police are believed to be stationed, although several local media reports said the attack was believed to have been carried out by from the US coalition operating in the region, not Israel.
In the past, strikes in areas near Israel’s border in the Syrian Golan have targeted specific individuals suspected of plotting or in the midst of attacks on Israel.
In February, Israel allegedly bombed an observation post and a “financial building” in the Quneitra area. The military has also issued leaflets over the area, warning Syrian officials that they will be targeted if they allow the Iranian proxy group Hezbollah to operate in the region.
Syrian Ministry of Finance building seen after alleged Israeli missile strike in Quneitra, southern Syria, on February 23, 2022 (SANA)
The flyer directly mentions Hezbollah official Javad Hasham, the son of Hajj Hasham, who is leading Hezbollah’s efforts on the Syrian border, whom the ISIS believes facilitates relations between the terrorist group and the Syrian military.
The flyer said Syrian troops had “repeatedly” allowed Hajj Javad Hashem “to disrupt the Syrian army’s infrastructure, including… the financial building and the Ruhina base”, where the strikes had taken place during the night.
“Those who cooperate with Hezbollah … are targets,” it warns.
Similar leaflets were also reportedly found in the area last week; however, it was not clear when they were released.
Israeli strikes continue in Syrian airspace, which is largely controlled by Russia, although ties with Moscow have deteriorated in recent weeks. Israel has found itself in conflict with Russia as it increasingly supports Ukraine, while seeking to preserve freedom of movement in Syria’s skies.
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